Invertebrate animal groups

Invertebrate animal groups

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
For each of the animal cards you have been given you are to select three main features that belong to each animal. NOTE: Not all the labels will be needed.
 
Animal Picture Cards
     
     
 
 
 
 
Features of the Larger Animal Groups
Task administration: 
[Equipment: Scissors; coloured copy of Animal Picture Cards; copy of Features of the Larger Animal Groups.]

  • Students can work individually, or in small groups to select the features that place that animal into that invertebrate group.
  • Colour copies of animal picture cards are needed. These could be made into a class set and laminated. The labels could also be prepared for students prior to the task and also made into class sets. Separate sets of feature labels will be needed for each animal card.

NOTE: Not all the labels are needed.

Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Living World
Keywords: 
evolution, classification, invertebrates
Description of task: 
This practical task assesses students' ability to identify the features of four invertebrate groups using labels and animal cards.
Making Better Sense: 
Invertebrates
Answers/responses: 

Animal Groups: The main features that students are expected to identify are:

Worm – Any 3 of: 

  • segmented or banded body
  • has no limbs
  • has a soft body
  • can breathe through skin

Snail – Any 3 of: 

  • has a muscular foot
  • has tentacles
  • has a coiled shell
  • has a soft body
  • has no limbs

Weta:

  • has 6 legs
  • has 3 body parts
  • has antennae

Spider: 

  • has 8 legs
  • has fangs
  • has 2 body parts
EXTENSION: Students could be asked to explain why they put the features they selected to the particular animal group.